Articles Tagged: Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum and Library

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Foundation is bringing history to life at the Cedar Rapids Public Library with the traveling exhibit “Hoover on the Road.” This special showcase offers an interactive, family-friendly experience that highlights the life, legacy and enduring impact of America’s 31st president, Herbert Hoover.

Also, a study reports the addition of an Uptown Marion hotel would have an economic impact of $21 million over its first five years of occupancy

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch will close its museum Monday for over a year while it undergoes its first major renovation in three decades.

Once the doors close this winter, a new window into the public and privates lives of Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover is projected to open in early August 2026, in time for the annual Hoover Hometown Days celebration in West Branch.

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Temporary exhibit celebrates presidential couple’s 150th birthdays

Child’s trip to Hoover museum sparks lifelong passion for presidential history

Buresh gift earmarked for ‘London Life’ exhibit

West Branch native active in $20M fundraising campaign

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will headline a fundraiser later this month in Cedar Rapids for the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum.

Jerry Fleagle reports museum renovation campaign now at $13 million

Mike and Esther Wilson believed in ‘preserving our past’

Hoover Museum exhibition highlights pivotal event in Johnny Cash’s career

The museum that honors Iowa’s only U.S. president is in the midst of a $20 million fundraising campaign for the renovation

Former President George W. Bush will receive a humanitarian award and headline a fundraiser for the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in Cedar Rapids.